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in boston. here in washington, washington is preparing for a funeral procession expected to attract crowds lining the streets. good evening. i'm sitting in for doreen. i'm jim vance. we begin team coverage in boston, massachusetts. steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: a celebration of senator edward kennedy's life and work and character. a gathering of big-name democrats and the kennedy clan that had been led till this week by uncle teddy. nephew joe kennedy -- >> he came back after so much tragedy. because of that heart, because of that drive and that determination. >> reporter: senator chris dodd on kennedy's place among his famous brothers. >> john fitzgerald kennedy inspired our america. robert kennedy challenged our america. and our teddy, changed america.

[ applause ] >> reporter: kennedy cssed the aisle to work with republicans like his friend john mccain. >> ted and i shared the sentiment that a fight not joined was a fight not enjoyed. >> reporter: a video by ken burns portrayed ted kennedy as the captain of the family sailboat. >> he is on a schooner now, sail on, my friend, sail on. >> niece caroline kennedy. >> now teddy has become a part of history and we have become the ones that have to do all the thing he's would have done, for us, for each other, and for our country. ♪ with irish eyes >> the senator will be all jitzed by president obama to whom kennedy said he was passing the torch. then at arlington national

cemetery, ted kennedy will be buried next to his brothers. i'm steve handel san, mbs news, boston. >> folks in the nation's capital will get a chance to see senator kennedy's casket after a stop at the u.s. capitol. the funeral procession will go down the mall before it enters the cemetery. craig melvin continues our team coverage in arlington tonight. craig. >> as steve mentioned ted kennedy's final resting place will be here at arlington national. he will be buried next to his two iconic brothers not far from the eternal flame that burns for jfk. the ceremony here tomorrow will be private. but, the public will have one final chance to pay their respects to senator ted kennedy as the funeral procession makes its way through the capitol. ryan spent a few months working in boston last summer. but he plans to line the procession route saturday afternoon. >> you can tell the significance that senator kennedy had over the states. almost important to be here. >> mike lives in boston.

>> i grew up with the kennedies. i was very aware of his illness. i knew it was going to come soon. i was saddened by his death. >> new hope and this is the cause of my life. >> saturday afternoon, the man who spent more than 47 years shaping america through policy, will wind his way through the streets where onlookers are expected to gather for a glimpse. shortly after 3:00, the motorcade will bring the casket into d.c. the motorcade will stop under the dome in the shadow of the flag that flies at half staff in kennedy's honor. at the capitol's east entrance on the senate steps, current and former staffers will stand and they will pause for prayer. while the entire route is open to the public, so is this grassy area. across from the e erwhethat where thoy san m s e shouryio p many hoursyi vebelobeloved portugse werat.gsdoas ct wkegso capitol. turn left on nsco,titiontiakone

vehera t t olenhe pennsylvania,. tth e o t lincoln memorial around the bridge before crossing the potomac. friday night he shared what he thinks senator kennedy's legacy will be. the same sentiment, so many have shared, over the past few days. >> probably, just contributing to -- the average citizen. >> i spoke with anthony coaly, senator kennedy's press secretary. we are trying to track down a current or former staffer. virtually all were in boston for the funeral. he also told me some elevator operators from the capitol actually made the trip to boston for the funeral as well. that's because his former boss had such a touch with the average citizen. we are live tonight at ti melvin. news gailvmein. news .ck tu.yo>>ha nk >> thank you.o t sy wta teou yiy sco4wsornd nbc n

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how much rain, about half an hour. mclean. one, two inches of rain before things settle down later on tonight. danny still no big threat to us. but i will tell you what the latest is on it when i join you. >> thank you, bob. >> frightening ordeal came to a happy ending in prince george's county when fire fighters pulled a big dog out of a well. it is a call fire fighters do not train for. but they were happy to help. as the well begin to fill with rain water. jackie benson has our report. >> after spending hours barking and whimpering at the bottom of a well, cujo, all 120 pounds of him was raised to the surface in the arms of prince george's county fire fighter travis lambert. he noted it was a good thing that cujo is a gentle giant. it's not something we train for every day. glad he was friendly. >> daniel ellis was overjoyed to

be reunited with the 3 year old. the dog had an abrasion over one eye but was otherwise remarkably uninjured after his fall of some 30 feet. >> 12:00 today they have been, yes, that's my son, cujo. >> doing a fine job. keeping it. >> reporter: the urgent call came around 1:00 p.m. from the home on glen drive in suitland. first responders found an unusual situation. the long, unused well located directly below a deck that cujo had apparently crawled under. a cave-in unit reap quested. fire fighters had to saw through pressure treated boards to lower an air supply to the trapped dog. and the water was rising. >> the call came in when weep were having a terrible storm. pouring down rain. there was water pring into this hole. the water was filling up the hole around the dog. >> just after 5:00, fire fighters managed to rig a harness to fit the dog. and travis lambert descended to

see a big face with scared eyes. >> he was just happy to have someone down there with him to try to get him out i think. >> fire fighters tell us it is obvious the well had been there a very, very long time. possibly people were even unaware of it. it is now being secured. in suitland, jackie benson. news 4. great story. still ahead, tonight on news 4 at 11:00. lottery players checking their tickets. the mega million jackpot above $300 million. the coroner's office released the final autopsy report on michael jackson. don't eat the wrong thing on date night. we'll have the foods that will feed your sex drive. >> can't wait for that. what you got? can you top that? >> no, i'll try though. trying to close in on the first pga victory. and one of the best players in baseball trying to beat the nationals in style. news 4 at 11:00

police arrested a woman in the murder of a pizza shop owner. the owner was found beaten and cut in his pizza mart store in northeast d.c. back on august 18th. this afternoon, detectives arrested 26-year-old shanika robinson of capital heights, maryland. investigators have not released any motive and it's still not clear if the two knew each other. an argument in a driveway led to a terrible, awful act of retaliation against a tiny family pet. this occurred in june. the couple av beards,n hri dyis iwave awa on lle ph.ca phone call h aimgsk hinim hims to leavim and he wouldn't. police say beards later went back to the home, stole their year and a half old teacup chihuahua, zoe from the front yard and while crossing the bridge, police say beards threw the dog off the bridge.

>> it feels like i lost a child in my family. >> i have made -- few months ago -- the worst decision in my life. and i want everyone to know that i deeply regret the pain and suffering that i caused the family. tl leit zoe has never been found. int the family is stillg inop she is alive. he has been charged with animal cruelty and other charges. scheduled to be in court next month. the d.c. police are out this weekend in an effort to send a message that drunk driving will not be tolerated. officers have set up a sobriety checkpoint at a busy intersection in adam's morgan tonight. checking drivers to make sure they haven't had too much to drink. tonight is the kickoff of this year's checkpoint strike force campaign. in addition to check points there will be a series of tv and radio ads to discourage drunk driving. come, lots of news about foods that can help your

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makes the big o that much more innse. tomato, tomato, however you say it. call the whole thing off. the lycopene in tomatoes can decrease testosterone levels. the effect isn't that great. but steer clear before a roll in the hay. finally you might want to think twice before wining and dining your partner. a glass of vino might make your blood vessels relax, a few glasses will reverse the effects. so, the author of eat this not that is also warning to stay away from white chocolate because it doesn't have cocoa which is what gives regular chocolate its libido boosting properties. for the third time this week, nasa is preparing to launch space shuttle discovery. that's if the weather holds. discovery is scheduled to take off just before midnight. and the crew is set to deliver new equipment to the international space station. weather going to be good there? >> cloudy skies. no big storms.

so. we'll see. >> here? >> here, another batch of rain coming in. boy, we've had heavy ones. downtown. there was some real heavy showers just to the western suburbs. tonight. ready for a bicycle ride? he is saying -- you know, dear, it's my shoulder the i just don't think i can get on that bicycle. i got a little tendonitis. r ermpe.teouuratur humid 73 degrees. our daily rainfall. less than a tenth of an inch in washington. here's what's going on. 73 here. 60s. 50s. look at caribou maine, 47 degrees up to the north. we still have got the humidity in and around us. with that humidity. we have had the -- locally, very, very heavy rains. we are still into the flood watch until noontime tomorrow. there are still a few lonesome showers. not any general areas of rainch as a precaution the reason the flood watch is out. you can see batch that is as they retain and come from the south. losing a little built of

intensity. nonetheless. folks around gainesville, centerville, seeing moderate showers coming in around shan tilly. that will move into montgomery county. there have been localized heavy rains. localized flooding. all of this, with time. tends to move to the north. it's not a big, big area. but there is some more. this is the future scan. as we go through the night time hours. so, even tomorrow morning. i think we may be seeing some lingering rainshowers. meanwhile, ocean city. another, not bad day there. 79 degrees. here is danny. it is really disorganized. 265 miles. south of cape hatteras. main circulation -- is there. and that's where it will move well off the coast. please avoid the areas with the strongest winds. so it now looks like even on, on to sunday it will probably miss a lot of cape cod. and about all that it will be doing if you are thinking heading towards the beaches will bring in surf. 2 to 4 foot waves. nothing, anything like bill.

by tomorrow, there is danny. heading up toward eastern new england. behind it. a little weak weather front. may give us a chance for showers. but i think as we get into sunday. probably seeing a fair amount of nshine now. not a bad weekend the a chance for a few showers tomorrow morning. then, some breaks. in the cloud. as our winds turn a little more into the west. no impact here from danny at all. still cannot rule out completely. a few showers. temperatures into the low to mid 80s tomorrow afternoon. then the partly sunny day sunday. i think the better of the two days will begin to dry out. then in back of it. some nice low humidity, air coming in. sort of a weather front hanging around off the coast. can't rule out completely any showers. but temperatures, for a change. below average. and some mornings. maybe into the high 50s to low 60s. next week. head into fall as we head towards september. >> that would be nice. >> thanks, bob. coming up tonight. mega millions, living up to its

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couple of things. wasn't all that bad. wonderful to see the guys downfield. three, i need to say this. if i will start a football team. i want london fletcher on my team. that is a football team. >> great place. ball player. >> he is. phenomenal defense. that entire defense is solid. that's what we have seen that. and we have seen that in the preseason. what we wanted to see was the offense doing some stuff. finally they did. the third game of the preseason is the biggest. starters, get legitimate time to prove themselves. and either find out if your team has ability to do big things or big problems. tonight the redskins first team

offense made big plays. however the patriots -- well they won in a field goal. at fed ex field. get things going on the series for the redskins. jim zorn wanted to see something. jason campbell. so smooth. time in the pocket. goes down the side line. santana moss. gets his feet down. phenomenal catch. 21 yard game. campbell. 4-4. same drive. first and goal. on the 1. marcus mason. georgetown prep. punches it in. the touchdown. first team offense scores the first td of the preseason. 7-0, skins. congratulations. ening drive. tom brady. he is good. the patriots quickly move down the field. parady find his favorite target. moss, he is good. 26 years score. two touchdowns. brady, 12-19. 150 yards. left at halftime. skins trail 14-7. campbell back to pass. finds chris cooley over the middle. the tight end. has tons of room to run. looks for some blockers.

gets the blockers. would go all the way down to the six yard line. we're thinking he will score right there. 73 yard catch and run. 13-22. after a penalty. third and goal. all screaming just run it in. he does. boom. game tied at 17. thanks to jason campbell and improvization skills there. third quarter. tied 17. colt brennan in the game. hit his receiv. about to score. and he reads it, picks it off. and abundance of running on the play. 99 yardsor the touchdown. patriots take a 24-17 lead. they go on to win on a field goal, 27-24, the final. the redskins are now 1-2 in preseason. talking baseball now. tonight's nationals cardinals game in st. louis. began as a pitcher's duel. ended when a future cardinals hall of famer put on a one swing show. how it went down. pick it up. bottom of the third. game ties at 1.

john landon on the mound. strikes out julio lugo. parents in the crowd. they were like that's our boy. dad taking score. landon. two earned runs. his counterpart. future hall of famer. john smolts also. on top of his game. here in the sixth. nasty. breaking pitch. yeah. strikes out dunn. smolts. six in six innings. and makes one mistake. and khalil green. light hitting infielder. on the left. sixth of the year. game tied at 2. just look that. bottom of the ninth. one guy you never want to see. albert pujols,bergman. over. a walk-off home run for pujols. 41st of the year. the cards win it 3-2. that guy is unbelievable. finally in golf. steve marino from fairfax, two strokes back at the barkleys in new jersey. >> rooting for him. hometown guy.

want him to win. >> why? >> you showed him. you shouldn't show his touchdown. colt scored a touchdown. >> i am a colt brennan fan. >> don't be hating. >> i am not -- a fan of colt brennan. >> the findings of the final ael psy report fromich jackson coming up next.

michael jackson's death has officially been ruled a homicide. los angeles county coroners office says the pop star died of acute propofolincatoxi tion.iv

anti-anxiety sedatives in his system. law enforcement officials say if criminal charges are filed it will likely be a manslaughter charge. michael jackson would have been 51 years old tomorrow. a father in pennsylvania lashed out at the media during the sentencing of his daughter. william cinner knocked a cameraman to the ground and injured two others. her daughter sentenced to nine months in jail for perpetrating a kidnapping hoax.

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